施心远主编《听力教程》3第2版Unit10答案Word格式.docx

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3.Don’tsay“don’t”,TheDon’ts,aformof（14）negativegoalsetting,canbeself-fulfillingbecauseyourmind（15）respondstopictures.

4.Makeyourown（16）rules.

5.Learnfromyourmistakes.

By（17）embracingrisk,youwillaccomplishmorethanyou（18）everthoughtyoucould.Intheprocessyouwill（19）transformyourlifeintoanexcitingadventurethatwillconstantlychallenge,rewardand（20）rejuvenateyou.

Part2listeningforGist

It'

llbeadullday,withoutbreaksofrain.Theremaybesomeheavyshowersinthesouth-westlater,withperhapstheoddthunderstorm.Theoutlookfortomorrow:

continuingdull,butthereshouldbesomebreaksinthecloudbymidday.It'

llbequitewarm,withamaximumtemperatureofabout16to17degrees.

Directions:

Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.

1.Thispassageisaboutaweatherforecast.

2.Thekeywordsarerain,showers,thunderstorm,outlook,andmaximumtemperature.

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogue

Adulthood

Interviewer:

OK,Bruce,Ur,whyisthelatetwentiesbetterthan,say,earliertwenties?

Bruce:

Ur,Ithinkthatwhenyou’reinyour,intheearlytwenties,you’rejustgettingover,um,teenageadolescentyears,sonowIthinkinthelatetwentiesyoukindaknowadirectionbut,um,theearlytwentiesarejusttoo…youjustkindaremembertoomanythingsoftheteenageyearsandyou'

restilltryingtogetaplan.Butinthetwenties,latetwenties,youkindofknowwhatyouwannadoandyoukindofhaveanideaof,ofhowtogetit.Andyouknowhowtosettledown,too.Youcanseeaplanforgettingthingsandalsosettlingdown.

Hmm,um,isthereatimeinyourlifethatyouthinkyouwouldcallthemostdifficulttime?

Probablytheteenageyears,likefourteen,fifteen...

Yeah?

Sixteen.

Themidteens.

Yeah,Ithinkthemidteensweretheworst.

So,Julie,whywouldyouliketobealittlegirlagain?

Julie:

Um,Ithink,uh,IthinklatelybecausetheageI'

matnow,Ifeel,iskindofastressfulage.

Huh.

Whenyou'

re,whenyou'

reyounger,youdon'

thaveasmanyworriesandresponsibilities.

Yeah.

Youdon'

thaveallthestressesoflifeasanadult.IthinkattheageI'

matnow,whenyougetoutofcollegeandyouneedtofindajob...

Uh-huh.

AndI'

msingleandIcan'

tdependonmyparentsanymore...

Uh-huh.

AndIhavenewresponsibilities-justtryingtogetusedtohavingnewresponsibilitiesandalsofigureoutwhatIwannado-there'

slotsofdecisions.

Julie:

Idon'

talwaysknowwhatthebestthingtodois.Um,thosearethingsthatIneedtolearn.

Yeah.

So,Ann,whywasbeinginyourthirtiesgood?

Ann:

Becauseinyourthirtiesyouprettymuchknowwhatyoulikeandwhatyoudon'

tlike，andyou'

rekindofsettledintolife.And,atleastforme,thatwasareallygoodtime.Actually,nowthatmysonsaremarriedand,andthey'

reindependent...

WhenIcometo,cometothinkaboutit,IprobablydomoreinterestingthingsnowformyselfthanIdidwhenIwasinmythirties...

Huh!

Forexample...

Well,nowI'

mplayinginanorchestra,whichIwouldnever'

vehadtimetodowhentheboyswerelittleand,urn,andI,ur,readalotmorethanIdid.

Doyouandyourhusbandgooutmore?

Ha!

Wedo!

Wedo.Wegoouttomovies,andwegoouttodinner,andwehopetobeabletotravel!

Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.

l.T2.T3.T4.T5.T6.F7.T8.T

Part2Passage

SocialSecurity

TheSocialSecuritysystemintheUSisamajorsourceofretirementincomeformany.ThusSocialSecurityisalogicalplacetostartansweringthequestion:

Canweaffordtocontinuethistrendofretiringeverearlierandlivinglonger?

TheSocialSecurityAdministrationprojectedincomeandexpensefortheSocialSecurityfundfrom2000to2050.Thefiguresforbothincome-taxrevenuesandbenefitspaidoutaresobering*.IthighlightsthecomingdeficitsinasystemonwhichsomanyAmericansdependforatleastapartoftheirlivelihoodduringretirement.

Thegapbetweenrevenueandexpensearisesbecauseofdemographicshifts.TheagingoftheBabyBoomersandlife-extendingmedicaladvancescombinetocreateanimbalanceintheSocialSecuritysystemasdesigned.

Thesystemwasestablishedin1935andwasintendedasaninsurancepolicyagainstapoverty-riddenoldage,anotuncommonfatefortheelderlyduringthefirstdecadesofthe20thcentury.

TheSocialSecuritysystemhasbeenexpandedmanytimessinceitsinception*.Itnowcoversworkers,disabledpersons,andthedependentsofeach.Thesystemalsoadjustsbenefitsforinflationannually.

Inthe1930s,lifeexpectancyintheUSwas59.7years;

manypeopleneverreachedtheageofretirement.In2001,lifeexpectancywas77.6years;

mostpeopletodayliveforquiteawhileonGoldenPond*.We'

relivinglongeranddrawingfromtheSocialSecurityfundformoreyearswitheachpassinggeneration.Thedecliningageofretirementonlyexacerbates*thistrend.

Insimpleterms,ifthenumberofthosepayingintothefunddropsasthenumberofthosedrawingfromitrises,animbalanceissuretodevelopinthefuture.

Barringanyrestructuringofthesystembeforehand,SocialSecurityexpenseswillexceedrevenuesintheyear2015.Atthatpointthesystemwillbegintousereservestomeetitsobligations.AccordingtotheSocialSecurityAdministrationestimates,thesereserveswillcarrythesystemthroughthemid-2030s.Atthatpoint,ifnotsooner,oneoftwothingswillneedtobedone:

（1）TheSocialSecuritytaxratewillneedtobeincreased,or

（2）Benefitspaidoutwij1needtobereduced.Thesecondsolutionmayinvolveextendingtheretirementageto70oranevenolderage.Sincenoneoftheseoptionsispoliticallypalatable（theelderlyhavethehighestvotingrate）,itremainstobeseenwhichwillbeimplemented-mostlikelysomecombinationofthetwo.

Since3outofevery10Americansaged65orolderdependonSocialSecuritypaymentsfor90%ormoreoftheirincome（and3outof5dependonSocialSecurityfor50%ormoreoftheirincome）wemustaskanimportantquestion:

Arethoseofusnowinour30sand40splanningonanalternativeorsupplementalretirementincome?

A:

Pre-listeningQuestion

Actually,itisagovernmentschemethatprovideseconomicassistancetothosepeoplefacedwithsickness,unemployment,maternityandretirement,etc.Inthiscase,thecostispaidentirelyoutoftaxation.Ifthecostismetwhollyorpartlyfromcontributionspaidbyemployerstothestate,theschemeisusuallycallednationalinsurance.

B:

SentenceDictation

Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.

1.SocialSecurityisalogicalplacetostartansweringthequestion:

2.IthighlightsthecomingdeficitsinasystemonwhichsomanyAmericansdependforatleastapartoftheirlivelihoodduringretirement.

3.TheSocialSecuritysystemnowcoversworkers,disabledpersons,andthedependentsofeach,andthesystemalsoadjustsbenefitsforinflationannually.

4.Insimpleterms,ifthenumberofthosepayingintothefunddropsasthenumberofthosedrawingfromitrises,animbalanceissuretodevelopinthefuture.

5.Sincenoneoftheseoptionsispoliticallypalatable,itremainstobeseenwhichwillbeimplemented-mostlikelysomecombinationofthetwo.

C:

DetailedListening

Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

l.B2.A3.D4.A5.D6.B7.D8.B

DAfter-listeningDiscussion

Listentothepassageagainanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

Thegapbetweenrevenuesandexpensesarisesbecauseofdemographicshifts.TheagingoftheBabyBoomersandlife-extendingmedicaladvancescombinetocreateanimbalanceintheSocialSecuritysystemasdesigned.SocialSecurityexpenseswillexceedrevenuesintheyear2015.Atthatpointthesystemwillbegintousereservestomeetitsobligations.AccordingtotheSocialSecurityAdministrationestimates,thesereserveswillcarrythesystemthroughthemid-2030s.

2.（Open）

SectionThreeNews

NewsItem1

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